Would largely agree, although both teams today were from primarily football areas in Limerick and Clare and wonât be troubling the upper tiers any time soon.
Eh I watched the Cork Minor Club hurling final last night and there was a nice mix of short and long stuff.
Well that settles it so
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Lads travelling 20 to 30 miles to play with these schools with perfectly good schools on there doorstep is madness.
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Cork
My bad mate, should we just take one anecdote as fact and dismiss the other because it isnât a load of doomdoomdoom?
Bear with me, but Iâm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that @Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr is seeing more matches at all grades and ages and might have a better idea of the general standard than the fella glued to his laptop on the other side of the planet
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He looked at a schools match on in the field behind the house and made proclamations on the general state of hurling.
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A Derek McGrath coached DLS edged out Thurles CBS by one point today in Walsh Park in the Dean Ryan. 1-22 to 2-18.
Great game by all accounts.
Do BG lads generally go to DLS?
Yes. Of their current senior team, all bar one educated in DLS. The only exception is Ian Kenny who played Fly Half for Glenstal Abbey in the Munster Senior Schools way back when.
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Now that is mad 
Things are bad.
Assumptive on your part, just like the lad you are defendingâs original post about the state of underage hurling.
Exactly. And that is fine on his part but wrong on other peopleâs part for reasons.
John the Baptist 4-20 : 0-20 Rice College
Ardscoil RĂs 2-25 : 2-16 Castletroy College
St Flannans 2-21 : 2-21 Thurles CBS
Jaysis thatâs some scoring for 60 minute matches
All todayâs results and links to match reports here.
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Can you copy and paste the midleton report please
Champions Nenagh CBS held by dogged Midleton in opening Harty encounter
On paper, Midleton look exceptionally strong. They were slow first day out to translate that onto the field. Both have Rochestown as their next challenge in this three-team group
Champions Nenagh CBS begin their Harty defence with a draw.
WED, 16 OCT, 2024 - 16:39
EOGHAN CORMICAN, BALLYAGRAN
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Dr Harty Cup Group 4: Nenagh CBS 0-19 Midleton CBS 0-19
The champions are off the mark but they are certain to have mixed feelings over this one.
In many respects, there will be the feeling of a point lost. On the evidence of the final quarter, though, the champions should be a degree thankful for the point taken away.
Nenagh CBS were never led in this Group 4 Harty Cup opener beyond the 13th minute. Their lead was greatest in first-half injury-time when it grew to five. That lead was four strong on 53 minutes.
For the first 30 minutes of the second half, it was the champions in front. Itâs against this backdrop where Nenagh will have regrets.
The otherwise flawless Eoghan Doughan missed a free on the three-quarter hour mark to push them five clear. Midfielder Cian Hogan was wide in the ensuing play. Goalkeeper Even Sherlock, who earlier in the half superbly nailed a long-distance free, was wide in the fifth minute of injury-time, albeit from a greater distance and more acute angle than his first.
It was right up against the hour mark when Midleton restored parity and again for a second time in injury-time. They were coming and coming.
From the 47th minute onward, they outgunned the champions 0-7 to 0-3. Midleton also had a Barry Walsh goal effort saved by Sherlock during this period.
Half-back James OâLeary roared into proceedings with a brace, as did lively sub Adam Lee. Midleton will have their regrets at how long it took them to find any semblance of rhythm.
Nenagh began with only three starters - corner-back Conor Grace, full-back Gavin McGrath, and corner-forward Doughan - from last seasonâs history-making Harty Cup winning team.
Three more - Austin Duff, Darragh Treacy, and Joe OâDwyer - were introduced in that final win over Ardscoil RĂs last February.
But it was Midleton who began the livelier. Centre-back Cillian OâCallaghan caught opposition restart after restart. James OâBrien was busy at midfield winning turnovers and assisting white flags. Inside, Peter Barrett was winning frees and Barry Walsh converting them.
The East Cork school were 0-4 to 0-2 ahead after eight minutes and 0-5 to 0-4 ahead after 13.
Thereafter though, the Nenagh defence began to stifle and slow the rate of scores. Gavin McGrath and centre-back Brehon OâDonnell grew in assertion and prominence. Corner-back Grace even managed to get himself forward for a point.
His was the fifth of a five-in-a-row sequence to leave Nenagh 0-12 to 0-7 clear on 31 minutes, Doughan accounting for the other four.
Behind by 0-12 to 0-8 at the break, Midleton were slow to make any inroads on that gap for so much of the second period. They brought Barry Walsh out to the 45 in a bid to gain more traction there.
It was Walsh, OâBrien, OâLeary, and sub Adam Leeâs late pair that earned them a share of the spoils.
On paper, Midleton look exceptionally strong. They were slow first day out to translate that onto the field. Both have Rochestown as their next challenge in this three-team group.
Scorers for Nenagh CBS: E Doughan (0-10, 0-9 frees); B OâBrien (0-3); S Cleary (0-2); E Sherlock (0-1 free), C Grace, C Hogan, J OâDwyer (0-1 each).
Scorers for Midleton CBS: Barry Walsh (0-9, 0-7 frees); J OâBrien (0-3); P Barrett, J OâLeary, A Lee (0-2 each); C Morley (0-1).
Midleton CBS: F Murphy (Killeagh); R Harney (Dungourney), C Cronin (Midleton), T Dunlea (Midleton); J OâLeary (Lisgoold), C OâCallaghan (Dungourney), C Garde (Lisgoold); J OâBrien (Cloyne), E Fraser (Midleton); C Morley (Midleton), Ben Walsh (Killeagh), T OâDonoghue Brosnan (Fr OâNeillâs); P Barrett (Midleton), C Stack (Midleton), Barry Walsh (Killeagh).
Subs: A Lee (St Colmanâs) for Stack (38); L Fitzgerald (St Colmanâs) for Harney (50); C Deane (Killeagh) for Ben Walsh (59); F Daly (Dungourney) for Barrett (62).
Nenagh CBS: E Sherlock (Kildangan); C Grace (Burgess), G McGrath (Kildangan), P Ryan (Borris-Ileigh); D Fogarty (Kildangan), B OâDonnell (Silvermines), L OâCallaghan (Portroe); C Hogan (Portroe), C Hoolan (Moneygall); D OâDwyer (Kildangan), B OâBrien (Nenagh Ăire Ăg), S Cleary (Kilruane MacDonaghs); E Doughan (Moneygall), D Treacy (Silvermines), A Duff (Toomevara).
Subs: J OâDwyer (Burgess) for D OâDwyer (40); E Jones (Nenagh Ăire Ăg) for Hogan (51); E Garrigan (Nenagh Ăire Ăg) for Jones (61).
Referee: J Bugler.
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A gent